If you don’t know what it is, the right click context menu in Windows is simply the menu that pops up whenever you right click your mouse or touch pad button. This menu contains a number of important and convenient Windows functions such as deleting or renaming a folder / file, creating shortcuts, creating a new empty file, running a program as administrator and much more. This menu is also used by software applications to allow quick access to options such as (un)archiving files, running virus scans, editing files etc.
Although it can be a great source for performing actions quickly, the context menu can also become a source of frustration because sometimes programs will install themselves onto the menu when you don’t really want them there. It’s not uncommon either for some software to leave behind a context menu entry after it’s been uninstalled. If left unattended, the menu can become quite long and look rather messy with many useless entries doing nothing but taking up space.
Some applications will help you out a bit by offering to cascade multiple entries into a sub menu which can help, but some software simply doesn’t give you an option to not have an item in the context menu. The good news is you can remove the items that you don’t want or use from the right click context menu by using a third party tool to remove or temporarily disable them from appearing.
Here’s a selection of 7 free tools to help you clean up you context menus and bring a bit of order to your right clicks.1. ShellMenuView
ShellMenuView is another one of Nir Sofer’s useful little tools, and this one is able to display the static context menu entries that are assigned to a specific file type or extension. For example, standard Image and Office DOC / XLS types are found here where you can right click on them and select Edit, or perhaps you have Imgburn and the “Burn with Imgburn” entries from your context menu can be found here also.
You’re not able to completely delete any of the entries, but they can be disabled by using F7 / F8 hotkeys, the context menu or the red and green toolbar icons. There’s a useful function called Extended Mode where you can hide the entry from the standard right click, but allow it to be shown if you press Shift while right clicking. Office uses this to show the Open as Read Only options when you Shift+right click on one of its files.
If you press F9 while highlighting a file you will be taken to Nirsoft’s file extension information website where you will get a list of files that can use the extension and some information about it. ShellMenuView is portable and works on Windows 2000 or above.
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2. ShellExView
ShellExView is also by Nirsoft but differs from ShellMenuView because this tool displays the shell extensions that provide dynamic context menu options a lot of software installs use. These often come in the form of context entries with their own sub menus, custom icons and the options change according to what you have right clicked on. For example security software, multimedia software or file archiver’s might change what gets displayed in the context menu depending on what you’re clicking on.
Shell extensions that are shown in ShellExView are mostly those which depend on a DLL file to show their menu options and are sometimes a cause for lags or delays when right clicking on a file and the context menu itself takes a while to appear, or in the worst case crashes Explorer. If you want to know more a bout possible problems this can cause and how to fix it, read the article Fix for Very Slow or Hang When Right Click On a File or Folder.
The program also lists other shell extension objects, not just those in the right click menu, so when you run ShellExView it’s best to go to Options -> Filter By Extension Type and select only Context Menu from the list to avoid confusion. Menu shell extensions cannot be deleted but can be enabled or disabled which is enough to find an offending entry causing issues or those you have no use for. ShellExView is portable and works on Windows 98 to 7 32-bit and 64-bit.
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3. CCleaner
The popular junk and privacy cleaning tool CCleaner keeps getting useful functions added to it, and one of them is a Context Menu viewer and and remover. The entries viewable are a bit like those found in ShellExview which is the shell extensions that have an associated DLL running them.
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To get to the Context Menu viewer click on Tools down the left -> Startup -> Context Menu tab. From there you can see whether the entry is connected to a directory, file or drive and if it has already been disabled. The location on the hard drive of the DLL is shown and all you have to do is click Delete or Disable / Enable the entry you want to change. CCleaner is either portable or a setup installer and works with Windows XP and above.
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4. MenuMaid
MenuMaid is a very easy to use and simple context shell extension enabler and disabler. The program also displays context menu entries that are present in Internet Explorer, so you can disable any of them too if they’re not required or leftover from old software. A slight drawback is MenuMaid isn’t portable by default but can be made so by using an archiver like 7-Zip to extract the installer.
To disable a context menu entry just untick it, the effect is instant and there is no apply button. Obviously put a tick back to enable it again. There is very little in terms of details or options, but this is what makes the program so simple to use. Works in Windows XP, Vista and 7.
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5. FileMenu Tools
Although FileMenu Tools has a number of comprehensive options for creating your own or using the built in context entries in your menus, it also includes some options to disable or delete “Send To” right click sub menu items and “Commands of other applications”, which in essence is the context shell extensions.
To find the shell extension you want to disable click on the Commands of other applications tab on the right (it’s greyed out and can easily be missed). Then simply expand the relevant tree and untick the required extension. The option is available to disable a whole section if you’re having issues with right clicking on a drive or folder for example. If you have made any changes, a green icon will appear on the toolbar to apply them and a red icon to cancel anything you have edited. FileMenu Tools works on Windows XP and above, portable and installer versions are available.
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6. Glary Utilities
Glary Utilities is another well known and respected cleaning and optimizing tool that also has a function to disable or remove context menu shell extensions. In addition to application menu entry editing, Glary has a couple of other tabs that can disable or remove entries in the “New” right click sub menu, and also the “Send To” sub menu.
To get to the context feature in Glary Utilities click on Modules -> Optimize and Improve -> Context Menu Manager. The entry is displayed along with what it affects (all files, folders etc), and information about it is displayed below. Unticking will immediately disable the entry in your context menu or click Remove if you’re sure you don’t want it any more. The procedure is similar for the New and Send To tabs. Portable and installer versions are available, and Glary Utilities works on Windows XP and above.
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7. Fast Explorer
This context menu management tool is able to add context items, but the removal options are more useful. An advantage of using Fast Explorer is it displays a static item cleanup function as well as a shell extensions cleanup option. Although not as informative and with not so many functions, these 2 options basically cover what both ShellMenuView and ShellExView do individually.
In the static items cleanup option simply select the file type / extension on the left and its associated menu functions will appear on the right. You can then untick to disable the entry, click Delete to remove it or Clear will remove all menu items at once. For Shell Extension Cleanup select what you want on the left and the right pane will show the extension details with a Delete button to remove it totally or an Active tick box to only disable the extension. Once you have finished all your editing, click Apply to commit the changes. The Fast Explorer website is no longer there but the portable version can be downloaded from Softpedia. Works on Windows XP and above.
This will add the tile/icon to Start/Taskbar respectively.(Refer to the above image for an example of how to do this)Pinning an app from the Taskbar:Right click on any open app’s icon on the Taskbar, and select “Pin to Taskbar”. This will add the icon to Taskbar. Cannot pin to taskbar server 2012. This will add the tile/icon to Start/Taskbar respectively.How to unpin apps from the Taskbar or Start in Windows 10?This is similar to pinning the apps. You can also do this to unpin apps.Pinning an app from search (Cortana):Search for any app, and Right click on the search result, and select “Pin to Start” or “Pin to Taskbar”.
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is there a tool which allows me to move around items [Up or Down] on the menu? I have options for different media players and anti-virus/malware protection, all over the place with options to “Defrag” or “Run a Scan” for this and that all over the shop but I don’t want to disable all of them, I just want to tidy them up and have them in a cohesive order of some kind. any joy ?? thank you
ReplyThis is what I’ve been searching for as well, been to the ends of the interwebs and back, no-one seems able to answer this question, and this is clearly a need many people must have!
ReplyTake a look at this apps sordum.org/7615/easy-context-menu-v1-6/
ReplyThank you very much! This app is really straight forward, my first attempt already got what i needed to remove. The other suggestions above was working great but not easy to use.
ReplyUseful tool. Thanks a lot, Raymond. Thanks for share your diary activities.
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I have installed Visual Studio Community 2017 RC on Windows 10.
After installing, it added a new context menu when right clicked on any directory.
After installing, it added a new context menu when right clicked on any directory.
I want to remove this option, but can't seem to find it from VS2017 settings.
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Run
regedit.exe
, go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryBackgroundshellAnyCode
, take ownership of this key, change the permisions for your account and add a DWORD (32Bit)
with the name HideBasedOnVelocityId
and set the value to 006698a6
(hex):When you now do a rightclick the entry is gone:
Delete entry or rename it to
magicandre1981magicandre1981ShowBasedOnVelocityId
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This answer is originally from here, and I am just reproducing it here for sake of brevity.
Use the Windows Registry editor to delete two keys:
You may want to back up your registries before going for a delete operation, just a good practice.
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You can use ShellMenuView to find this context menu entry and disable it.
- Download the program for your OS (32 or 64 bit) and run the shmnview.exe executable.
- Find in the list something that has to do with Visual Basics and seems to be this entry. (You can sort the list by File Type and look on the entries under with file type Directory)
- Right-click that entry and select Disable Selected Items.
Remove Magiciso From Context Menu Windows 10
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Based on the answer by @Blaze:
Instead of searching for keys with the registry editor, just copy this into an empty file with a
kapexkapex.reg
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From Bryson Gibbons on the Microsoft Forums:
Another option, if you don't want to just delete it or can see it being sometimes useful but don't want it cluttering up the context menu, is to move it to the extended context menu (where it is only visible with Shift+Right-click).
Using the Windows Registry editor, add a new string value under each of the following keys, with the name 'Extended':
You should then see the following contents when either of the above registry keys are selected:
After doing this you will only see 'Open in Visual Studio' on folders/directories when you hold down shift, then right click.
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What Is Setup_MagicISO.exe?
Setup_MagicISO.exe is a type of EXE file associated with MagicISO developed by eMetrix for the Windows Operating System. The latest known version of Setup_MagicISO.exe is 1.0.0.0, which was produced for Windows. This EXE file carries a popularity rating of 1 stars and a security rating of 'UNKNOWN'.
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EXE ('executable') files, such as Setup_MagicISO.exe, are files that contain step-by-step instructions that a computer follows to carry out a function. When you 'double-click' an EXE file, your computer automatically executes these instructions designed by a software developer (eg. eMetrix) to run a program (eg. MagicISO) on your PC.
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Why Do I Have EXE Errors?
Because of their usefulness and ubiquity, EXE files are commonly used as a method of delivery for virus / malware infection. Often, viruses will be disguised as a benign EXE file (such as Setup_MagicISO.exe) and distributed through SPAM email or malicious websites, which can then infect your computer when executed (eg. when you double-click the EXE file).
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When Do EXE Errors Occur?
EXE errors, such as those associated with Setup_MagicISO.exe, most often occur during computer startup, program startup, or while trying to use a specific function in your program (eg. printing).
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Common Setup_MagicISO.exe Error Messages
The most common Setup_MagicISO.exe errors that can appear on a Windows-based computer are:
- 'Setup_MagicISO.exe Application Error.'
- 'Setup_MagicISO.exe is not a valid Win32 application.'
- 'Setup_MagicISO.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.'
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- 'Error starting program: Setup_MagicISO.exe.'
- 'Setup_MagicISO.exe is not running.'
- 'Setup_MagicISO.exe failed.'
- 'Faulting Application Path: Setup_MagicISO.exe.'
These EXE error messages can appear during program installation, while a Setup_MagicISO.exe-related software program (eg. MagicISO) is running, during Windows startup or shutdown, or even during the installation of the Windows operating system. Keeping track of when and where your Setup_MagicISO.exe error occurs is a critical piece of information in troubleshooting the problem.